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The first composting system of its kind to be installed in California will be firing up in the next few weeks at the Monterey Regional Waste Management District's landfill in Marina.

On Friday the agency held an open-house with district officials, regional elected officials and representatives from ZeroWaste Energy, the Lafayette-based company that holds the U.S. license for the technology, which is called SmartFerm.

The facility is composed of modules with large tanks to hold organic waste - food scraps and yard clippings. Once full, the module will be sealed airtight and sprinklers ...